Toumy Guettouche

Good luck, Silas! I hope you got at least some downtime. Considering the NIH funding situation I think Dead Can Dance - The Host of Seraphim would be more suitable.

Biotechnology company Regeneron buying 23andMe for $256 million Biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is buying 23andMe for $256 million, two months after the genetic testing company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

apnews.com/article/rege...

Regeneron buying 23&Me for $256M. Regeneron is one of a few companies that can extend the value of this data.
Will they continue to operate 23&Me or just ingest the data and shutter them?
And has anyone verified that the “deleted” user data was actually deleted?

If you have an answer already, maybe it just takes that long to make the data fit?

‘I feel like a sucker’: Jim Cramer says he was wrong to have believed Trump on tariffs | CNN Business CNBC’s Jim Cramer tells CNN’s Erin Burnett he feels let down by the Trump tariffs, saying their implementation has been “bush league.”

What can I say…

www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/b...

The court in Texas just vacated the FDA Lab developed test (LDT) rule in a lawsuit brought by the ACLA and AMP.

www.amp.org/AMP/assets/F...

Make Elmo a millionaire again.

In a way it’s a bit like Theranos. Undergrad level understanding of biology paired with Dunning-Kruger.

iPhone is the easy choice. Samsung may be the better choice. I have an IPhone 16 ProMax and like it a lot.

DNA testing firm 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to sell itself Genetic testing firm 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. on Sunday and said it was looking to sell itself.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Download your data.
Scroll to the “delete data” section.
Click “permanently delete data.”
Confirm your request. You will receive an email from 23andMe. Click the link to confirm your deletion request.

23&Me files for bankruptcy.
If you are a customer, it would be wise to delete your data. Here are the steps.
Log in, Go to “settings” section of your profile.
Scroll to a section labeled “23andMe data” at the bottom of the page.
Click “view” next to “23andMe data.”

The Adrenaline will kick in and it will be one of the best talks you’ve ever given.

With a mortality rate of >90% it would take years to get the chicken population back (if ever). Most likely with several avian flu waves and no guarantee of resistant chickens as the virus mutates. If he goes through with this plan, eggs will become like caviar, a luxury food.

A sensible rule of thumb when it comes to stock market advice is do the opposite of what Cramer says and you’ll be fine.

🤔 I can sit on a rock. Is a rock a chair? You are losing points. Are you using ChatGPT 😂

Maybe we should check your settings. They may be miscalibrated 😉

benion Grieving a wasted life At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to re-elected in contrast to standing up for the reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades greater good? were devoted to protecting America. Sacri A compromised Supreme Court recently fices were made both by myself and my fam- trotted out a shallow token standards of Ily in military service. The tip of the spear: conduct for themselves. Apparently it's Countless weeks over the years were spent not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people? living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since. way?" The purpose: if required, be airborne Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un- in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly: of interest abound. The rule of law is situ- ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet- ational if adhered to at all. America can no nam provided a brief interlude, but overall, longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of this long line of silent sentinels stood firm power and wealth driven by unquenchable to protect America by deterring external greed has left service above self and Con- threats to our freedoms and way of life stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued Recently the VA said exposure to Agent with a sense of service. Orange is the probable cause of the can- I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than military pilots to have significantly higher founded on mere beli…

This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

It’s true. For all the good vibes here, engagement kinda sucks.

Following the Roche SBX announcement, a question: In 2012, Roche tried to acquire Illumina for $6.8B but failed, so they built their own sequencer over 10 years for likely less. Smart move or should they have bought Illumina for an extra $1B in 2012? Thoughts?

Famous moments in recent history:
Aug 2nd, 1914 - Luxembourg invades Germany.
Sep 1st, 1939 - Poland starts WW2.
Dec 7th, 1941 - US aggression against Japan.
Jun 25th, 1950 - South Korean troops cross the 38th Parallel.
Dec 25th, 1979 - Afghanistan invades the USSR.
Feb 24th, 2022 - 'nuff said!

YouTube video by NIH Grants Indirect Costs 101

For anyone weighing in on the NIH decision to cap indirect costs at 15%, I strongly recommend watching the video to gain at least a basic understanding of indirect costs before forming an opinion and commenting.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1XvV...

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

If this policy stays in place, the consequences the consequences for life science research across the United States could be far reaching.

Where did you find eggs?

I think it’s much worse.

YouTube video by Télépopmusik - Topic Genetic World

Telepopmusik - Genetic World
You just have to choose the right part of the song.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sd3...

Quanterix to Acquire Akoya Biosciences, Creating the First Integrated Solution for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Blood- and Tissue-Based Protein Biomarkers Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company fueling scientific discovery through ultra-sensitive biomarker detection, and Akoya Biosciences (NASDA

Quanterix's acquisition of Akoya is interesting and highlights signs of contraction (Nanostring, Fluent) in the spatial biology and single-cell markets. With many companies struggling for market share and profitability, more consolidations may follow.

tinyurl.com/bdehzbd3

Not contributing to the diabetes epidemic? But maybe I need to reconsider my life choices…